As you can probably tell, this last update has been killing me, and while I only have two panels left to draw, I just can't do it they way I have been. The shading especially so. So while I'll probably keep the completed panels the way they are, from this point on everything's gonna look a lot more simple.

Again, I'm really sorry. Thanks everyone who's stuck by despite the lack of anything.

"A melody softly soaring through my atmosphere" 

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I used painting practice as an excuse to make some gift art for the awesome Operetta! I adore her singing, and I'm personally really excited to see if we'll find out what her cutie mark will be! 

Please keep rocking out dear, you're wonderful!

(Also I'm sorry I made her eyes green, I know they're yellow, but I couldn't get the painting to co-operate with me, so the green eyes stayed)

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Painting Details:

Approx 2.5 hours (2 hours Operetta, 30 min background)

1 layer + Background

2 brushes

Made in FireAlpaca

{Terribly sorry about the week’s silence, guys! A whole mess of things happened all at once, from getting a new tablet to the release of New Leaf, and I've been a tad overwhelmed with it all! So to reward your patience while I work on the second half of the last update, here's a practice painting of Silver playing AC:NL!}

Painting Details:

1 hr 45 minutes 

1 layer + Background

2 Brushes

Gingham Stripe

The Weaver

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General Information

Nickname: Ginge/Ginger

Human Age: Upper 20s

Talent: Weaving

Current Residence: Darkwood

Current Occupation: Seamstress/weaver at “In a Stitch” tailor shop

Hobbies: Sewing, Trying interesting Recipes, Weaving Tapestries

Likes: Salty food, Green, Lighthearted Arguments, Telling loud jokes

Dislikes: Banging into things, Ponies playing with her loom, Attempts to shortchange artists

Appearance

Gender: Female (Mare)

Height: Short

Pony Type: Unicorn

Mane: Pink to Red-Orange (4 shades); Unclassifiable

Coat: Golden Yellow

Eyes: Apple Green

Cutie Mark: Interlocking Grey Strips

Extra: Blue barrette, Dark Blue Hoop/cuff earrings, often a sticky bandage or two. Left Ear has a small tear.

Relations:

Running Stitch: Boss

Silk Thread: Coworker

Questions Answered:

None

Trivia:

It’s thought that her mane and tail exist primarily in a dimension beyond the third. This is not proven nor supported, but it would explain a couple things. Sort of.

The constant band-aids are warranted by a combination of clumsiness, stubbornness, and, on occasion, the good-ol’-fashioned brawl.

Her hair seems to change colors at random, though it follows a few rules - the four colors are always the same, always represented, and parts of the same color never touch. We tried to figure out why and couldn’t think of anything remotely possible.

Introduced Goldie to Taiyaki.

{Careful dear, don't give yourself whiplash.

Part 1 of the Floral Jewelry Solution, in which we discover that not only is Silver an emotional "rubber band", but that her hair is partially influenced by her emotions. As for summoning motion lines and transparent punctuation, that's Ginge's fault.

Also, the 'background text' in the second panel is just random frustrations Silver has experienced trying to make metal flowers. Normally the pieces she works with have a bit of thickness to them, but the petals she tried to work with are very thin, and thus have created a slew of new problems that she normally doesn't deal with.

And I am so sorry about that fourth panel face. I can't do realization properly.}

Every Friday or so, I'll try to put up a new page in the Encyclopedia. These pages will cover ponies, places, and any plot summaries that pertain to this blog! While some of these pages may seem a bit empty at first, as more information is revealed, older pages will be updated with the known information.

The Pages will be initially set to private with a link on the main Encyclopedia page, then set to public after a day, just to avoid dash clutter. They will also be tagged for easy tracking/blacklisting.

GoldenString

The Harpist

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General Information

Nickname: Goldie

Human Age: Mid 20s

Talent: Harp Playing

Current Residence: Manehatten

Current Occupation: Playing harp in a restaurant (day); singing in a bar (night)

Hobbies: Playing Music, Singing, Going to Concerts, Talking to friends

Likes: Sweet food, String Instruments, Letters, Light gossip

Dislikes: Bitter food, Getting things stuck in her mane, Hurtful rumors, Drunk perverts

Appearance

Gender: Female (Mare)

Height: Very Tall

Pony Type: Earth Pony

Mane: Yellow (4 Shades); Curly

Coat: Light Blue-Green

Eyes: Green

Cutie Mark: Black and White Harp with Yellow strings

Extra: White shoes, thin white shawl, amber shawl pin, red amber earrings

Relations:

SilverSpin: Sister

Running Stitch: Father

Evergreen: Mother

Spectra: Friend/Coworker

Questions Answered:

None

Trivia:

Has a Taiyaki pan and often makes them for weekend breakfasts

Once filled in for second chair harp for the Manehatten Philharmonic Orchestra through a lucky series of events, timing, and generally being in the right place at the right time.

Her shawl and earrings are gifts from her family - her mother found the amber pieces, her sister polished them and assembled the earrings, and her father wove the shawl. 

Items marked with a "~!" have been edited less than a week ago.

Ponies:

Silver's Family:

GoldenString

SilverSpin

Darkwood Ponies:

Gingham Stripe ~!

  Places:

{It's been a wonderful first week, thank you so much to the people and ponies who have asked questions and to my ten followers! 

Also a huge thanks to Em and Morgan (the mods of Deagle and Fisheyes' blogs respectively) for reblogging the fanart and the sweet comments on it. You guys rock!

Jewelry Requests are currently OPEN! 

I can make bracelets, hoof cuffs, earrings, necklaces and tail cuffs in these styles as well! I can also make mane and tail decorations (barrettes, pins, etc.), but only "solid metal". I can try to make a pendant in chainmaille, but metal ones are much easier. That's all I can think of off the top of my head, since that's what I make the most.

So tell me: Would you like something made?

{With this, jewelry requests are open! You do not have to be following me to request one, but right now I'll only take them for pony OCs. They are free, but be aware - you are not receiving a real jewelry piece. Shoot off an ask/message with a description of what you want and the name of the character it's for (you may ask for a character not your own if it's going to be a gift from one to the other).

You may not make an anonymous jewelry request. I may ask you for more information or clarification if there's not enough information. You may use the design as yours, but I would really appreciate if I'm given credit for the design. The design art itself may not be used or republished as your creation.

It was said that she could trace her family back to the Coltic Tribes and list off all the generations between, but Mom's convinced that the second half is just an exaggeration. I owe her just about everything.

Sometimes there are concerts and shows that come to town, and I'll try to go to those if I've got the time. There's also The City, but it has just about everything that you could find in town, only busier. 

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